Graduate Studies

The master's degree is considered essential for the professional training needed for
effective practice in Deaf Education or Speech-Language Pathology. The master's degree
generally involves about two years of full-time study. The graduate program is open
to students with communicative disorders (sciences) or related bachelor's degrees
who have demonstrated the ability to excel at an advanced level as well as indicated
great potential for success in academic work and clinical work.

In order to be considered for admission to the graduate program, the applicant needs
to submit the following: (1) a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 units of any coursework
and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in CSDS coursework; (2) three letters of recommendation;
(3) a letter of intent; and (4) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. For more
information about applying to one of our graduate programs, please visit the Grad School Application Requirements page. If you have further questions please email Dr. Fran Pomaville, Graduate Coordinator
at fpomavil@csufresno.edu.